Lakeland Fells: The Wainwrights in Colour

Inspired by the work of Alfred Wainwright, artist Andy Beck's The Wainwrights in Colour is a vibrant collection of watercolour sketches depicting every illustration drawn by A.W in his Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells

24th March 2017

Helvellyn

"Striding Edge from near the top of Helvellyn. This is possibly the most popular of all the ridge walks on the Lakeland Fells with the most daring route following the very crest of the edge."

Andy Beck's mission: to bring colour to Wainwright's sketches. Enduring wild weather and ten years of work, Beck's incredible achievement – "to produce a watercolour sketch of every illustration drawn by Wainwright in his seven Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells" – is soon to be published.

“It has never been my intention for the project to be seen as copying the work of A.W., an impossible task," says Beck, "more as a matter of interest as how his sketches compare to today’s scenes. Standing on the exact spot where he stood every time is not only a sense of achievement to me but also a feeling of closeness to the man and his work.”

For more information about Andy Beck and The Wainwrights in Colour, visit his website.